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Tavern on the Green - Nightmare !!!!!!!!!!

My question is How much is too much . When is it appropriate to say this is not what we expect !!

I just wanted to report my latest experience with a restaurant that is reputation only . I am reading some of the previous posts here & see that I am not the only one who is completely unimpressed with the famous Tavern on the Green .This Saturday I was taken out to surprise dinner . I wish I knew where we were going beforehand .The point was supposed to be a nice romantic setting .It was anything but ..... We arrived at 8:15 for dinner & were supposed to have outside dining .( I know this because my date was worried the whole day it was going to rain ) When we were taken into the Garden room, I asked about the outside dining & my waiter replied" You do not want to be out there ,It is very buggy . Stay in here & have drinks out there later " . Seemed reasonable at the time .Tho if the owners knew that their staff was telling people that, they might be upset considering it is probably the main reason people go there . We are seated in the corner table by a mural that covers the whole wall.I can watch people walking in the front door. What we did not know is that there is a hidden door to the hallway next to our table ( it was part of the mural).We order a bottle of wine ,get some bread etc etc..The waiter comes over to take our order & I do not see him again for 45 minutes .( granted my back was to the restaurant so if he did come around I could not see him ) No it was not to bring me my appetizers it was to ask the people at the next table if they would like their check.I heard them answer no we want our desert, He asks what would they like & They said we ordered this already .I then proceeded to listen as the wine steward has an argument with the table right behind me .The people at this table were insulted by him because he said " I would love to sell you a bottle of wine" a small bottle "piquno" The people spoke perfect english & were insulted that he felt the need to speak Spanish to them to explain what he wanted .What happened to I would like to recommend something you might enjoy . Not I want to sell something to you .

While all this was going on the hidden door in the wall that our table was leaning against opens up 5 times with people on the other side wanting to see where that door leads to . It was funny the first time but by the 5th time lost its charm.It was now 9:20 & still no food - I grabbed my dates hand & walked to the front desk walking past my waiter who was just standing there .Explained that it was over an hour since we ordered our food & explained about the door .He asked I show him the door which I did & he offered a new table but by then I was fed up .We left ,Jumped in a cab & went to the Oak Room at the Plaza.That was Great by the way -Beautiful room - worth the look .

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